Dozens of tires slashed at track

4:04 AM,
Sep. 19, 2013

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Atomic Speedway raced back to life Saturday, drawing an estimated 5,000 people to its first event since the 2011 season.

But the evening took a sour turn for about 30 race fans and speedway employees when they returned to their vehicles to discover someone had slashed their tires. Some of the affected vehicles belong to race crew members, who had parked in the pit parking area of the Blain Highway track.

Brad McCown, the speedway's new owner, said he doesn't understand why someone would "want to ruin such a great evening." ...